Liquor Of The Lairds

Liquor of the LairdsIt was not much more than 125 years ago that an inspired Scottish distiller hit on the idea of tempering his robust, straight malt whisky, the original uisgebaugh, with a measure of tamer grain whisky. His unabashed aim was to broaden the appeal of the native brew--and to say he succeeded is a consummate understatement. The marriage of traditional pot-still malt with grain whisky, elaborated in modern column stills, gave birth to a novel whisky type, blended Scotch.Traits of...